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United Airlines Captain Felt Boeing 737 MAX Brakes Shaking Violently Before Plane Skidded Off Runway

While the first officer told the NTSB that he thought the runway was wet, the captain told the investigators that it was dry.

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Boeing And Alaska Airlines Will Not Accept Responsibility For Injuries On MAX 9 Door Plug Blowout

Boeing told Simple Flying that it does not suggest Alaska Airlines is at fault.

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Image from the NTSB investigation of the Jan. 5 accident involving Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on a Boeing 737-9 MAX. Captured on Jan. 7.
NTSB Says Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 Door Plug Work Footage Was Overwritten

The security camera footage of the repair work being completed last September is no longer available for review.

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Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 landing at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport AUS
Image from the NTSB investigation of the Jan. 5 accident involving Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on a Boeing 737-9 MAX. Captured on Jan. 7.
NTSB Says Boeing Is Stonewalling The Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 Investigation

The aircraft manufacturer has since provided the safety board with more information, including the names of additional team members.

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2 Fatalities Following Globe GC-1B Crash In Minnesota Residential Area

The accident killed two individuals onboard the aircraft.

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Bombardier Challenger 600 landing at Farnborough Airport
Bombardier Challenger Pilots Lost Both Engines Before Crash Landing On Florida Highway

The NTSB's preliminary report did not provide any details on how the aircraft lost both engines shortly before landing on an interstate road.

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A Beechcraft King Air 200 on an airport apron.
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Wake Turbulence From Airbus A320 Caused A Fatal Light Aircraft Crash

The NTSB determined that the contributing factor was the failure of a controller to warn about wake turbulence.

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Outside cockpit of Boeing 737.
NTSB Pushes FAA To Require 25 Hours Of Storage For Voice Recorders

One official explained that the recorders are “the most valuable tools for accident investigation.”

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Atlas Air Boeing 747-8F taking off.
NTSB Releases Preliminary Report Following Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 Engine Fire In Miami

The agency indicated the aircraft had maintenance done on the failed engine days before the flight.

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Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 taking off from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
Breaking: NTSB Says Bolts Were Missing From Door Plug On Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9

As part of its investigation, the agency visited Spirit AeroSystem's headquarters in Wichita, Kansas.

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A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 Flying in the sky.
5 Crucial Parts Of Any Air Crash Investigation

Such investigations are meant to help prevent future accidents.

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Boeing 737 MAX 9
FAA Will Not Allow Boeing To Expand 737 MAX Production In Renton

The FAA has used unusually frank and clear directions to Boeing about how things will happen from here on, and the planemaker has a long road ahead.

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A partially built Boeing 737 MAX airliner inside the Renton factory.
NTSB Sends Human Performance Team To Boeing 737 MAX Factory

The NTSB will continue its probe into potential human error at Boeing's Renton factor, with a second visit planned for Thursday.

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United Airlines 737 being de-iced at Denver International Airport.
How A Government Shutdown Can Affect NTSB Investigations

During 2019's shutdown, 365 NTSB employees were placed on furlough, delaying the investigations of 87 incidents.

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A Learjet 60 parked on an airport apron.
What Aviation Learned From The Learjet 60 Crash That Almost Killed Blink 182's Travis Barker

One of the tires burst during takeoff, forcing the pilots to abort.

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Rotating Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 From SEA With Beacon and Mount Rainier - 4x6
FAA To Audit Boeing's 737 MAX Production Line As It Believes There Are "Other Manufacturing Problems"

FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker has flagged concerns over Boeing's history of manufacturing issues amid the 737 MAX program's latest controversy.

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FAA Officially Launches Investigation Into Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 Incident

The FAA probe will examine Boeing's compliance with quality control and federal regulations on the 737 MAX 9 program.

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Alaska Airlines Cancels All Boeing 737 MAX 9 Flights Through Saturday

The fallout from Alaska Airlines flight 1282 continues with the carrier canceling all 737 MAX 9 flights through Saturday, January 13.

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